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OpenStudy (anonymous):

hiiiiiiiii......allllll!!!!!! plzzzz tell someone,whats the rules of series solution?????:::::\\\\\\\\

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Series solution as in, a series solution to a linear ordinary differential equation, or something else...

OpenStudy (richyw):

is this for an introductory differential equations class?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its not linear...its higher order differential eqn.....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nooo......richywwww

OpenStudy (richyw):

haha then I can't help you. sorry!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

hlwwww???????can none of u help me frnd??????:::::\\\\\\\\

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@tonmoy24 A linear differential equation can be a higher order differential equation. I think you're getting "linear" confused with "lower-order", or possibly you are confusing "higher-order" for "non-linear". If you are confused in the first sense, then I can help. Given\[...+p_3(x)y'''+p_2(x)y''+p_1(x)y'+p_0(x)y=0\]A series solution of the form\[y=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_n (x-x_0)^n\]exists if \[\frac{p_i(x)}{p_{i+1}(x)}\]is analytic around x0. That is to say, the above function has a Taylor series that converges in an open interval containing x0. Whew!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(For all i). Sorry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*all applicable i

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorrrrrryyyyy dear!!!!!u dnt get the ques.......its a differential equation which is mixed up with lower nd higher order...now solve it with series method......

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@tonmoy24 I gave you the most general conditions for the problem you specified...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@tonmoy24 You can't have a differential equation that's "a mixed up with higher and lower order differential equation". If you have third derivatives or greater, it's automatically a higher order differential equation. I gave you the conditions for the existence of a series solution to such an equation (that is also linear). The actual finding of a solution is even easier, in my opinion. Here, look at this link. I'm tired of saying stuff: http://www.sosmath.com/diffeq/series/series01/series01.html It's basically the same for higher-order

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmmmmm....thnx dear:::::))))get it!!!!!!!

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